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After a machine is deployed, these tools help administrators keep their fleet of machines up to date. Capabilities include operating system and software patching, software delivery, and workstation configuration management and remediation.
Zoom is available to anyone with a valid Northwestern NetID, and its use is intended for the purpose of conducting University-related activities. To get an account and begin using it immediately, visit the Zoom login page, sign in with your NetID and password, and authenticate using Duo MFA. An account is provisioned automatically upon first login.
NUworkspace offers users a virtual Windows desktop service that provides access to a suite of many software applications to faculty, students, and staff, including access to software packages that may not be readily available on their desktop/laptop computers.
Power BI is a cloud-based suite of business analytics tools that enables anyone to connect to, visualize, and analyze data with greater speed, efficiency, and understanding.
Bulk email is an important medium for facilitating communication within the Northwestern community. It provides self-service access for departments to send important information to large groups of people all at the same time.
Access off-campus data networks through the internet and dedicated research/education circuits.
A tool for authorized support staff to determine the status of network ports.
Includes OCLC Connexion, Ares, and LibGuides
CAESAR is Northwestern’s system of record for student data. Students, faculty, advisers, parents, guardians, and staff use CAESAR to manage classes and grades, pay bills, view financial aid, process admissions, and maintain demographic data.
Northwestern provides lecture capture services for University schools, departments, and business units provide users with the ability to record and archive lecture videos for live or on-demand viewing from a web browser.
The TEM System within Central IT, PINNACLE, encompasses inventory management, expense management, order management, and usage management.
Library electronic resources includes e-journals, e-books, and databases
Northwestern IT provides start-to-finish custom video project production to members of the Northwestern community. Depending on individual project needs, custom video projects may incorporate animation, graphics, live event capture, audio, photography, interviews, studio production, 360 video and other digital media.
There are several tools supported by Northwestern IT and guidance available in helping you choose what tool best fits your self-service needs. To understand the strength and limitations of the tools we recommend you review each offering and check out their pages.
NUFinancials is the centerpiece of the University’s financial management systems. It supports the accounting and budgeting functions that feed the University’s general ledger, and works with related reporting, facilities management, purchasing, sponsored research, financial forecasting, and annual budgeting systems.
NetID services take information from the HR or student system and create unified Northwestern credentials (NetIDs) that are then connected with information about each individual. NetIDs are then used as the primary way for people to interact with IT services. Other types of NetIDs can be created as well for specific people, organizations, or IT system purposes.
Faculty, staff, and students can easily build and manage websites and blogs for academic and research purposes.
Access Northwestern's Network with an Ethernet connection from on-campus offices, classrooms, residence halls, and other locations.
Allows meeting organizers to host audio-only (dial-in) Teams meetings.
Northwestern has agreements with Amazon Web Services, Google, and Microsoft Azure, to provide discounted cloud hosting options for Northwestern faculty and staff.
Supervisors and Business Administrators should fill out this form when faculty or staff leave their role with the School of Communication.